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The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Steven T. CARLISLE, Defendant-Appellant. (Appeal No. 1.)
Defendant appeals from a judgment entered upon his plea of guilty of sexual abuse in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.65[3] ). Defendant contends in his main brief that his plea was coerced by comments made by County Court and that the court therefore abused its discretion in denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Defendant failed to raise that contention in support of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea and failed to move to vacate the judgment of conviction on that ground. Thus, he failed to preserve that contention for our review (see People v. Aguayo, 37 A.D.3d 1081, 829 N.Y.S.2d 350, lv. denied 8 N.Y.3d 981, 838 N.Y.S.2d 484, 869 N.E.2d 660). This case does not fall within the narrow exception to the preservation requirement set forth in People v. Lopez, 71 N.Y.2d 662, 666, 529 N.Y.S.2d 465, 525 N.E.2d 5.
The remaining contentions of defendant are raised in his pro se supplemental brief. Defendant's contention concerning alleged prosecutorial misconduct concerns matters outside the record on appeal and thus must be raised by way of a motion pursuant to CPL 440.10 (see People v. Hoeft, 42 A.D.3d 968, 969-970, 838 N.Y.S.2d 842, lv. denied 9 N.Y.3d 962, 848 N.Y.S.2d 30, 878 N.E.2d 614; see generally People v. Williams, 48 A.D.3d 1108, 1109, 850 N.Y.S.2d 321). To the extent that the further contention of defendant that he was denied effective assistance of counsel from both of his defense attorneys survives his plea of guilty (see People v. Burke, 256 A.D.2d 1244, 682 N.Y.S.2d 650, lv. denied 93 N.Y.2d 851, 688 N.Y.S.2d 498, 710 N.E.2d 1097), we conclude that it is lacking in merit (see generally People v. Ford, 86 N.Y.2d 397, 404, 633 N.Y.S.2d 270, 657 N.E.2d 265). The contention of defendant that his plea was not knowing, voluntary and intelligent because he did not know the terms of his probation at the time of the plea is unpreserved for our review inasmuch as defendant did not move to withdraw the plea on that ground, nor did he move to vacate the judgment of conviction on that ground (see Aguayo, 37 A.D.3d 1081, 829 N.Y.S.2d 350).
It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
MEMORANDUM:
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Decided: April 25, 2008
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
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